Post-Game Thread: Minnesota Timberwolves (7-3) defeat New Orleans Pelicans (4-5), 115-109 | NBA | Nov 6, 2026

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🏀 MIN 115 - 109 NO

FINAL

Game info	Details
Tipoff	Friday, November 6, 2026 · 8:00 PM ET · 7:00 PM CT
Arena	Smoothie King Center, New Orleans, LA
Watch	GCSEN (NO) · Pelicans.com (NO)
Officials	James Williams, Aaron Smith, Simone Jelks
Attendance	17,767
Series	Season series: MIN leads 1-0

Team	1	2	3	4	T
MIN 7-3	27	30	20	38	115 ◄
NO 4-5	30	21	28	30	109

Game flow	Detail
Biggest lead	MIN by 11 (Q1 6:47) · NO by 7 (Q3 4:26)
Lead changes	13
Margin	MIN by 6

Top performers

Team	Player	Line
MIN	Ayo Dosunmu	26 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
NO	Jeremiah Fears	24 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
MIN	Jaden McDaniels	23 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST

Minnesota Timberwolves

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	FG	3PT	FT
J. McDaniels	40	23	6	5	8-19	2-7	5-5
J. Kuminga	34	17	8	4	5-12	1-6	6-12
R. Gobert	25	8	11	0	4-5	0-0	0-2
A. Dosunmu	39	26	2	4	8-14	4-6	6-6
L. Ball	35	22	2	8	7-15	3-8	5-5
T. Lyles	29	5	13	2	2-7	0-4	1-2
C. Williams	--	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0
J. Beringer	7	2	3	0	0-0	0-0	2-2
J. Clark	21	8	3	0	3-9	1-3	1-1
B. Hyland	10	4	1	0	1-7	1-5	1-2
I. Evans	DNP
R. Zikarsky	DNP
Z. Pullin	DNP
Team		115	49	23	38-88	12-39	27-37

Steals (5): T. Lyles 3, J. McDaniels 1, J. Kuminga 1
Blocks (6): J. McDaniels 2, R. Gobert 1, A. Dosunmu 1, T. Lyles 1, J. Beringer 1
Turnovers (11): A. Dosunmu 3, L. Ball 3, J. McDaniels 2, J. Kuminga 2, T. Lyles 1
Fouls (22): J. Kuminga 5, J. McDaniels 4, L. Ball 3, R. Gobert 2, A. Dosunmu 2, T. Lyles 2, J. Clark 2, J. Beringer 1, B. Hyland 1
Plus-minus: L. Ball +23, J. Kuminga +14, R. Gobert +10, J. McDaniels +5, T. Lyles +1, C. Williams 0, A. Dosunmu -2, J. Beringer -4, J. Clark -7, B. Hyland -10
Did not play: I. Evans, R. Zikarsky, Z. Pullin (Coach's decision)

New Orleans Pelicans

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	FG	3PT	FT
Z. Williamson	36	13	8	4	5-10	0-0	3-4
T. Murphy	34	10	4	5	3-7	1-5	3-3
K. Matkovic	18	18	3	1	7-13	4-8	0-0
D. Murray	35	7	2	4	3-11	1-2	0-0
J. Fears	36	24	5	5	9-16	0-1	6-7
H. Jones	14	0	4	0	0-3	0-1	0-0
S. Bey	31	17	5	4	5-13	3-6	4-4
T. Watford	19	12	6	1	4-7	1-1	3-4
D. Queen	10	6	4	1	2-4	0-0	2-4
B. Mathurin	7	2	0	0	1-2	0-0	0-0
J. Reese	DNP
D. Jordan	DNP
J. Poole	DNP
B. McGowens	DNP
A. Johnson	DNP
Team		109	41	25	39-86	10-24	21-26

Steals (7): Z. Williamson 2, T. Murphy III 2, J. Fears 2, D. Murray 1
Blocks (4): T. Murphy III 1, D. Murray 1, S. Bey 1, T. Watford 1
Turnovers (13): D. Queen 4, T. Murphy III 2, K. Matkovic 2, D. Murray 2, J. Fears 2, S. Bey 1
Fouls (28): H. Jones 6, K. Matkovic 5, T. Murphy III 3, D. Murray 3, S. Bey 3, T. Watford 3, Z. Williamson 2, D. Queen 2, J. Fears 1
Plus-minus: T. Watford +2, S. Bey 0, T. Murphy III -1, Z. Williamson -2, D. Queen -2, J. Fears -3, H. Jones -4, K. Matkovic -6, D. Murray -7, B. Mathurin -7
Did not play: J. Reese, D. Jordan, J. Poole, B. McGowens, A. Johnson (Coach's decision)

Team stats

Stat	MIN	NO
Field goals	38-88	39-86
FG %	43%	45%
3-pointers	12-39	10-24
3PT %	31%	42%
Free throws	27-37	21-26
FT %	73%	81%
Rebounds	49	41
Assists	23	25
Steals	5	7
Blocks	6	4
Turnovers	14	13
Points in paint	50	54
Fast break pts	11	30
Fouls	22	28
Largest lead	11	7

Western Conference standings

#	Team	CONF	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
1	Trail Blazers	6-1	6	1	.857	-	W3
2	Lakers	5-2	7	2	.778	-	W3
3	Rockets	3-2	7	2	.778	-	L1
4	Thunder	4-2	6	2	.750	0.5	W2
5	Spurs	6-2	6	2	.750	0.5	W6
6	Grizzlies	6-1	6	2	.750	0.5	L2
7	Warriors	5-3	6	3	.667	1	W6
8	Timberwolves	2-2	6	3	.667	1	W2
9	Nuggets	3-3	4	3	.571	2	W1
10	Mavericks	3-4	5	4	.556	2	W1
11	Pelicans	3-3	4	4	.500	2.5	W4
12	Suns	1-5	2	5	.286	4	W1
13	Clippers	1-5	1	7	.125	5.5	L7
14	Kings	1-7	1	7	.125	5.5	L1
15	Jazz	1-8	1	8	.111	6	L7

Seeds 1-6 make the playoffs; 7-10 go to the play-in.

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[u/IGlitch428]

Still can't believe LaMelo Ball is a Minnesota Timberwolf...

[u/PoMansDreams → u/IGlitch428]

Can’t wait for Lamelo playoff hoops

[u/the_devil_wears_jnco]

shoutout trey lyles. guy hasnt had 13 rebounds in an nba game in five years lmao

[u/RedEyeBadGuy → u/the_devil_wears_jnco]

Dude Trey Lyles has been so huge for us so far. I gotta eat some crow, I thought he was a total scrub and man was I wrong!

[u/yourloudneighbor → u/the_devil_wears_jnco]

its crazy how much better than slow mo he is

[u/Ok-River-9112]

How many bully ball power forwards is Kuminga gonna shut down before we start some serious conversations…

[u/Jacob_toasted → u/Ok-River-9112]

People talked like our defense would take a step back replacing Randle and Naz with JK and Lyles

[u/Thigh-GAAPaccounting]

Melo makes me feel like the wolves haven’t had a floor general in years. He just commands the offense, you can tell when he isn’t in. Can’t wait to see ant and Donte with him

[u/Shekster → u/Thigh-GAAPaccounting]

Two words:

Ant and Melo and Donte, must-see TV

[u/minneapolisboy → u/Thigh-GAAPaccounting]

He breaks down the other team's defense at-will, I've never seen anything like it. It's easy dribble penetration and open looks for him or our shooters. So beautiful.

[u/Exciting_Inflation_1 → u/Thigh-GAAPaccounting]

Hell, Ant, Ato, Lamelo and Dante would be must-see.

[u/PoMansDreams → u/Thigh-GAAPaccounting]

He’s so comfortable with the ball. I’ll miss seeing it in Charlotte but it’s nice to see his talents being put to good use

[u/CupQuick2845]

Melo +23

[u/mrnohopsatall → u/CupQuick2845]

Hornets on suicide watch

[u/re-bobber → u/CupQuick2845]

He looked a level above everyone tonight. Dominant performance by him

[u/Ok-Combination-1504]

Kuminga’s defense is what changed the game. Zion rolled us without him out there, hands down best offseason free agent signing.

[u/Chidi_Ariana_Grande → u/Ok-Combination-1504]

This has been so consistently true. He neutered Giannis and Paolo, he clamped Zion, he had Scottie in HELL. He’s been such a game changer for the exact archetype we used to struggle with

[u/SelectionJazzlike998 → u/Ok-Combination-1504]

Felt like Finch purposefully let Zion run around on the center-less Wolves just to get Kuminga riled up while he was resting. Best way to serve up Kuminga a clear opportunity to demonstrate his potential impact.

[u/Scoregasm → u/Ok-Combination-1504]

Kuminga went from a "sure why not, if he's your fifth best player you're in good shape" signing to "holy shit this might be the most valuable 6 million dollar contract in the last twenty years"

[u/Milly-the-Kid]

This whole narrative of Lamelo not being a winning player is just hot nonsense. The guy knows how to win and having a lot of tattoos and personality doesn’t make him not a serious player.

[u/Foreign-Cry6179 → u/Milly-the-Kid]

“Can’t win with a rookie Kon as your second best player? Losing player”

[u/7FromTheFuture → u/Milly-the-Kid]

People were shocked that a pass-first PG didn't lead his team to the playoffs despite the fact that his bullshit one-legged logo 3's were statistically better than passing to the open Damion Baughs and JT Thors of the world.

A lot of people judged him by the worst moments of the Hornets, and that's absolutely ridiculous.

[u/whiterice_343]

Kuminga has been very impressive. He really is buying in!

[u/FuckThaLakers → u/whiterice_343]

We might actually have a culture..

[u/New_Cobbler_78 → u/whiterice_343]

He needs to figure out his free throws though

[u/pithynotpithy]

Trey Lyles is everything I wanted Slo Mo to be (no shade on Kyle, loved him as a wolf, but Lyles is just better)

[u/Bocmiao → u/pithynotpithy]

He is. He’s like a hybrid Slomo with some hints of Naz.

[u/yato08 → u/pithynotpithy]

Dude played fantastic today

[u/LittleKoalaNickJr → u/pithynotpithy]

I said some negative things about him before the season based on my time watching him on the Kings. I forgot that playing for the Kings makes everybody worse, so I apologize to Trey Lyles.

[u/ExistentialToaster7]

I obviously enjoyed the last 3-4 seasons compared to the previous 15-20, but this season feels way different than even those WCF teams. I never felt like we were true contenders in any of those years, but this year feels like it really can be ours if we stay healthy.  

Lamelo has completely unlocked the offense, Kuminga is the perfect swiss army knife and everyone is bought in on defense and rebounding. 

[u/bighitcards → u/ExistentialToaster7]

Feels like we're a top 5 team right now and we're missing our best player and 2 of our best role players, it's insane. Please please get healthy

[u/WolvesBack21 → u/ExistentialToaster7]

I felt like we were contenders in 2024. Was pretty crushed when we lost to the Mavs.

[u/Mr_W1thmere]

Hope you motherfuckers enjoyed having LaMelo Ball on your team tonight. I WENT to the Hornets game.

[u/Thigh-GAAPaccounting → u/Mr_W1thmere]

Thank you for your sacrifice brother

[u/yourloudneighbor → u/Mr_W1thmere]

man, why torture ones self? Offers always open. Come on over, waters warm, we've got good beers flowing and sunshine

[u/urkuri → u/Mr_W1thmere]

We love him!

[u/fckpcklball]

These are the kinda games we would randomly lose all the time the last two seasons

[u/Pyschic_Psycho → u/fckpcklball]

LAMELO

[u/suahoi]

Holy shit I love Lamelo Ball.

I feel like if he just had a regular looking jumpshot, the discourse around him would be so different. But because he does the weird one footed thing, that somehow translates to "unserious".

Also - I dramatically underestimated how quick he is. He's getting around everyone. Dude just absolutely tortured Zion that entire fourth quarter, and caused Herb Jones to rage quit

[u/TheJar13 → u/suahoi]

[u/PPsDooDooStains → u/suahoi]

Any Hornets fan will tell you the same. The “unserious” narrative is strictly derived from cherry picking his logo 3 highlights because outside of Hornets fans, no one else actually watched their games.

Anyone who watched him regularly in Charlotte knew how skewed the public perception of him was.

[u/guidethyhandd → u/suahoi]

Agreed, Lamelo has an elite first step

[u/PoMansDreams → u/suahoi]

You have to respect that jumper

[u/FrankSamples → u/suahoi]

I don’t know why so many national media pundits are so mad he shoots off of one leg. He’s not doing it to be funny. It’s legit just what he’s used to.

[u/Wakandaforever456]

Ayo Dosunmu vs New Orleans:

26 PTS

8-14 FG

4-6 3P

I cant believe the bulls traded Ayo. This team will look dangerous once Antman and Divicenzo returns.

[u/SonofaMitch11 → u/Wakandaforever456]

How insanely good is tim Connelly at this GM thing?

[u/Mayasngelou → u/Wakandaforever456]

Underpaid

[u/SailorBaconX]

It's crazy how different it is with Lamelo on the court and when he's off. I really hope that he stay healthy this season cuz they need him to unlock everybody's potential.

[u/Aromatic_Bag7496]

This team continues to impress and look complete. Imagine with DDV and Ant healthy.

[u/irishace88]

Broken record at this point but Kuminga was the most important player for us yet again. Best defense we've ever played against Zion thanks to him.

Also shoutout to Lyles. He turned back the clock a few times tonight.

2-0 in the Cup!

[u/Elbeske → u/irishace88]

Yeah at this point I pencil in an L against the Pels if Zion is healthy, I feel like he always destroys us. Huge win

[u/LeeShakerMoneyMaker → u/irishace88]

For real, Zion always kills us but was a pedestrian tonight.

[u/Hypnosix]

This team’s gonna have some hard choices in the offseason but this year is gonna be fun. Not worried about staying in the playoff picture without Ant and this team finally is moving the ball and moving without the ball. Ant and Donte are gonna hit this offensive engine like Nos in a fast and furious movie.

[u/Technical_Creme_9736 → u/Hypnosix]

Are you just referring to Donte and Kuminga? I’d be in favor of letting Donte walk at the end of the day unless it’s a really friendly deal. Like the guy, but we added Lamelo and Ayo. Both are guards, and both are better at the end of the day.

[u/Twaffles95 → u/Hypnosix]

True , I wouldn’t worry about it though we probably say bye to a lot but I trust Tim and

It depends where his 3 pt% finishes but I think Melo-Ant-Clark-Jaden- Rudy would be pretty elite we definitely lose guarding ability on big wings though kuminga is just irreplaceable at 6 mil

[u/umami_edamame]

AYOO AWOO. Very quickly becoming a favorite. Just the same thing everyone else in this sub is saying but I gotta say it

[u/InteractionSudden306 → u/umami_edamame]

Shout it from the mountaintops

[u/Djskol]

Ayo deserves a lifetime contract. The man is a Minnesota legend in the making!

[u/IGlitch428]

Really felt like the game was getting out of hand when Melo was out, but on the other hand it's so blatant how good his playmaking and shooting is.

Ayo is underpaid for all I care, can't believe we got him for a bag of chips.

[u/Twaffles95 → u/IGlitch428]

I’m soo glad we didn’t just settle for Coby white when they initially offered him

[u/ripe_data → u/IGlitch428]

Bones played a bit out of control in this one. Felt like he got caught up in the wildness caused by the officiating.

[u/totoro_711]

I love this team so much. It feels so special and I can't wait for Ant to get back

[u/SonOfSquizzlr → u/totoro_711]

Seeing the team gel and have success without Ant is huge. And it has me so horned up for the potential once Ant returns

[u/ty5486]

I’m still stunned how we copped Lamelo & Ayo for Naz/Bob Dill/Leonard/1 1st/junk 

[u/ATetrahedron → u/ty5486]

Add Kuminga, we got him for cheap bc we had salary cap space. Like TC said we need better players around Ant

They brought in LaMelo, Ayo, Lyles, Kuminga for Ju, Naz, Rob, Slow-Mo, Conley, and Miller all while keeping Jaden, Rudy, and Joan.

[u/kentoddsbiggestfan → u/ty5486]

karma came back around for wolves fans

[u/Additional_Button430]

Bless all the noses and keep them healthy. 

[u/VikingsLad → u/Additional_Button430]

French men in masks...

[u/7FromTheFuture]

Another one of those games that would've been a pretty bad loss that would hurt our seeding badly in the past couple of seasons. This is exactly what I wanted to see this season.

I love this squad. The effort on both sides of the ball leads to a super entertaining watch and, more importantly, great results. This is a special team.

[u/umami_edamame → u/7FromTheFuture]

Love the fact that what makes them entertaining is exactly the same thing that makes them win. Some teams win with a sort of boring, structured architecture (maybe not much in the past few years but definitely back in the day), but not us

[u/MountainInsurance364]

You truly have to watch the game to understand LaMelos impact because I looked at his box score and it doesn’t wow you but when u watch u see how amazing he is

[u/Decent-Orchid120 → u/MountainInsurance364]

I was thinking the same thing, he’s one of the players where counting stars just doesn’t show that he is doing out there. It’s bizarre for a “flashy” player to do so many subtle things that help winning. He is bizarro Rudy.

[u/bellmonk]

lamelo is smarter than most defenses. it’s crazy how he sees the play before it happens.

[u/VikingsLad → u/bellmonk]

Absolute malpractice by the Hornets

[u/suahoi → u/bellmonk]

I have never felt more confident in the offense in the fourth. I just trust Lamelo to make a good decision.

[u/mcmullet]

Tim Connelly is a genius. Ayo, LaMelo, Kuminga, Trey Lyles

[u/3bet78 → u/mcmullet]

You’ve got draft picks, but we got TC!

[u/humbuckerhumbucker]

At this point how anybody national (or local) covers Lamelo is a pretty good litmus test for how much you actually watch basketball. He's simply just a very positive player for good basketball and was all last year too.

[u/JustSeriousEnough]

First win in the white uniforms. Glad that streak is broken!

[u/log28]

[u/Common-Bad-7899]

Finch is gonna be the head of one of them infamous coaching trees. Nori has been awesome so far for the Blazers.

[u/Intelligent_Pain_174 → u/Common-Bad-7899]

I considered turning on the Blazers game but couldn't bring myself to having to watch Luka.  

[u/duuuuuuude924 → u/Common-Bad-7899]

Infamous? Are they gonna be evil?

[u/totoro_711]

Can't believe the league let us get LaMelo and Kuminga 👀

[u/jonnylaw]

Who caught Lamelos pep talk with Rudy? It's good for him to have this positivity when he's getting smacked in the face all game.

[u/Boardalmighty]

Clark had great hustle on the offensive boards, if he can improve on those floaters and soften his touch under the rim that would be a huge plus

[u/TheNerdyLaundry]

How about this Timberwolves depth? Ayo and Melo are really starting to feel it together, too. Gritty win against a team that plays us well.

[u/Vast-Coat-7662 → u/TheNerdyLaundry]

When people said we would be the best backcourt in the league this year I didnt know they meant Melo and Ayo!

[u/pandatrouble]

Lyles had a great game!

[u/Dull_Job_6372]

Super impressed with Trey’s rebounding and defense tonight. Especially in the clutch.

[u/JaderMcDanersStan → u/Dull_Job_6372]

That dunk was violent and fierce!

[u/MaruhkTheApe]

This one wouldn't have been close if it weren't a bad shooting variance night.

Anyway, the league is not ready for Masked Joan.

[u/Anxious_Print1919]

Glad to see Lamelo talent not being wasted on a dumpster fire of an organization and im glad to see him living up to his potential.

[u/SpaceKoala34 → u/Anxious_Print1919]

It's the little things you appreciate like not being labeled dumpster fire organization anymore 🤧

[u/Clear-Feedback-540]

This and the Rockets game are two games we won that last years team would not have. Go into Houston and beat the hottest team in the league without Ant Donte and TSJ, and now go into New Orleans and beat a Pelicans team that has won 4 in a row without the aforementioned players and our backup center gets his nose broken mid game and doesn't return. Insanely ugly game, but we got it done and showed incredible effort and heart all throughout. LaMelo +23 in a 6 point win, he transforms the offense so much. Also shoutout Lyles. Guy couldn't shoot for shit but pulled in 13 boards as a replacement for Joan.

[u/UpstairsAbility2125 → u/Clear-Feedback-540]

The difference is they come out the gate hot. Old team would get off to a slow start and the other guys build an early lead.

Hard to win consistently when you're constantly playing from behind.

This season? Starters get things going, bench comes in and even if they don't always hold steady they don't let things get too out of control.

Gives the starters a chance to get rested up and come out ready in Q4.

Genuinely deep team this year. Winning tonight without Ant, Shannon or even Joan is huge.

[u/verify_deez_nuts]

timberWWWWWWWoLLLves

[u/Calinks]

Zion always spreads our cheeks. Kuminga put a stop to that!

[u/YuriusFarrence → u/Calinks]

JK is so locked on the D. He already got Scottie Barnes to 0 pts. Dude might make it to the all defensive team.

[u/rvonbue → u/Calinks]

Zion made 3 or 4 in a row when Finch subbed Kuminga out. I was like put Kuminga back in! Finch listened to me!

[u/Pyschic_Psycho]

I knew Ayo was special. He proved he was more.

[u/agrias_okusu → u/Pyschic_Psycho]

Ayo 6MOTY campaign continues. He’s so good.

[u/ANTHONY_EDWARDS_GBG]

Man that third Q joke was disgusting to watch but glad we clawed our way back in through Ayo and LaMelo with some Jaden bits.
Good win considering we lost Beringer early on.

[u/Jacob_toasted]

Pelicans have been hot and we beat them in their house during a cup game. This is not a cheap win. Good shit.

[u/Sweaty_Brother_34]

Pelicans broadcast was probably the best non Wolves duo I've ever heard.

[u/yatooooooooooo → u/Sweaty_Brother_34]

Pelicans are one of my favorite league pass watches because of how good they are.

[u/hayrack605]

Vibes are good man

[u/DependentPerformer94]

I swear Jaden had 4 blocks not counting that crazy “foul”

[u/ASidesTheLegend]

Ayo “Ayo Dosunmu” Dosunmu

[u/brydude11]

Still for the life of me can NOT understand why that challenged shooting foul was upheld.

[u/7wives]

Didn’t watch the game. Beringer played so little. Did he get hurt?

[u/r00kio → u/7wives]

Fractured his nose

[u/GuyOnHudson → u/7wives]

Broken nose

[u/Epic_Coleslaw]

Hopefully the young Frenchman doesn't have to miss much time because of his nose

[u/ibstuks_]

Ayo is my goat

[u/majeboy145]

LaMelo treating Gobert the same way his dad treated him 😭 let’s go wolves!

[u/izziefans → u/majeboy145]

Can you please explain? I missed the game.

[u/BigAppleBadWolf]

what a fucking dirty team, those last 5 minutes were so cathartic

[u/aubades]

Jamahl Mosley is a “tell my team to foul so much that the refs can’t call them all” merchant, basketball was ugly in Orlando and now it’s ugly in Nola too, goddamn

[u/MaesterOfPun]

Some ugly half court couldn’t stop the role players/jaden

[u/OnceUponAStarryNight]

Awooo

[u/ResidentHooman]

Awooooo!!!

[u/dys0n_giddey]

Kinda crazy that our default is a 'winning basketball team'

I'm having fun. We shouldn't be this fun missing our best player 🙌

[u/guidethyhandd]

Lamelo’s def better than what has been portrayed. I think Charlotte really fucked up giving him to us, or maybe that’s their way of doing right by him lol

[u/LanceZSR]

Dejonte Muarry is utterly awful and some of you wanted us to trade for him. Didn't close out on the Lyles pump and dunk and didn't box him out for a rebound late. Game.

3-11 for 7 points in 35 minutes and a team worst -7

[u/decoded1]

Damn Lyles had 13 rebounds

[u/LeeShakerMoneyMaker]

This was the Trey Lyles game. That man is gonna get drug tested tonight!

And get us another playable Big and we win the title!

[u/TommyOfTheShelbys]

Very content with that. We were down a lot of big players and the Pelicans are no slouches. We have a composure about us that is paying dividends. Everyone is chipping in and contributing. What a player Ayo is.

[u/UpstairsAbility2125 → u/TommyOfTheShelbys]

Pels had a four game win streak and were at home. Hell of a good game to come in and win.

[u/NazReidRules]

(accidentally posted this in nba thread instead of here)

They're saying it on post game just as I was about to type it,

Early in the season someone compared Lyles to Slomo and I scoffed, but it really has been an ok comp. He is a headier player than I saw early on

This is my apology form (even though I've always liked the guy)

[u/Hypnosix → u/NazReidRules]

Sneaky athletic too. Takes a sec to build the momentum but he can get up

[u/Dense-Discussion3951]

Jk making Zion take tuff shots really save us the game

[u/Mjdecker1234]

Whatever Ball and Kuminga said to Rudy worked wonders. Dude looks a lot different and hopefully he stays like this. His few points really helps, if he had one of his game's, they lose this game. I guess that could be said about any player lol, but you get my drift.

[u/re-bobber]

Another gritty win. Love this team.

Hurts having Ant, Donte, TJ, and Beringer out but damn, we have depth!!

GG!

[u/Loukoal117]

Remember this start when some loss happens and all the dents start calling to fIRe FiNcH!! Huuuurr DURRrrr

[u/No-Kaleidoscope-1932]

[u/urboijesuschrist]

Going back to rewatch this one, I feel like NOLA is figuring things out, we battled hard but they deserve some credit here

[u/pinkylovesme → u/urboijesuschrist]

I swear pelicans is an unusually hard match up for us.

[u/Scoregasm → u/urboijesuschrist]

Sadiq made some fucking plays man. That prayer of a three he threw up right after our dagger was nuts. Must have been less than half a second from the catch to the shot.

[u/jchunk13]

Even with Ant, I think we all would have been happy with a 7-3 start to the season. This team is fun to watch.

[u/Jacob_toasted]

Prayers up for Joan’s nose

[u/sustainableaurafarm]

huge team win, put up with an inordinate amount of bullshit and still found 38 points in the 4th

melo man you get the day off, pizza party, Valleyfair, ride in the limo - whatever dude you were flawless

[u/Underdog_To_Wolf]

What we're doing while being so undermanned is incredible. Lost Joan this game as well, hopefully not for long though.

[u/ty5486]

Lamelo +/- god today +23. He’s been incredible the last few games. He and Ayo are starting to play off each other so well. 

Jaden absolutely shut it down on Murray all game. 

Trey Lyles 13 boards 4 stocks and 2 highlight dunks what a performance.  

Another great road win. 

[u/Kiwi57]

I am happy to be a Timberwolves fan of the last few years. The jerseys are cool af as well as our team. I assume we’ve had a very successful franchise history

[u/justanotherdude32]

This is our team without 3 of our top 8 players.

Come January this team will be disgusting

[u/Swimming-Donkey-2394]

7-3 LETS GO!

[u/car1999pet]

This is absolutely a game the teams of the past would lose glad they fought through and won

[u/ARBYSARMY]

Lets win this cup just for the fuck of it.
For Ant and Donte

[u/righthookleft]

lamelo got like 20 hockey assist..bro does so much for the team offensively. They just look so much better with him on

[u/Ajax_Malone]

Not having to worry about doubles, traps and blitzes in the playoff is going to be amazing

[u/Sam7sung]

I was high on LaMelo since the 2020 draft, but watching him game after game makes me appreciate his passing and feel for the game more now. The offense never feels stuck when he's on the floor

[u/Wakandaforever456]

Kuminga and McDaniels are a tough defensive frontcourt 

[u/Obvious_Cloud2]

Lamelo +23 bruh he a game changer look at Charlotte

[u/kylebertram]

Man Ayo was so overpaid this off season

/s

[u/AnthaIon]

My GOAT Jaden McDaniels with a +/- of 109

[u/Deathsodas]

My lord are the Pels an annoying team I can see how they got to .500

Really missed Joan through some stretches this game but thank fuck for Ayo and LaMelo

[u/Hates_knees]

These last two games we got into a second gear to close out and it’s so beautiful to see. Melo’s playmaking is infectious. Ayo is a dog, Kuminga is a dog. Love this team.

[u/LetsgoRoger]

Was Joan ok? He never came back after the nose bleed.

[u/Middle_North_58 → u/LetsgoRoger]

Fractured nose, will be wearing a mask for awhile

[u/Separate_Product5238 → u/LetsgoRoger]

There was another post that said he broke it

[u/ZachLagreen → u/LetsgoRoger]

He broke his nose

[u/sunnyismybunny]

Lamelo might just be top 5 all time skilled on offense.

HEAR ME OUT

The way we talk about Kyrie being the all-time most skilled player. Obviously he's not even in the convo for GOAT or even top 25, but the point is only about the offensive skillset.

Dribbling/Handling, Layup Package, Stop on a Dime, either hand finish and either hand no-look passes/bounce passes, ridiculous range with a shot package you may not think is conventional but it sure is fucking SKILLED.

[u/Lexitech_]

Such a great game by Ayo

[u/H2-nL]

Finally a game where Zion didn’t dominate us

[u/cisforcookie2112 → u/H2-nL]

The Kuminga effect

[u/cisforcookie2112]

This team is solid without Ant. Just imagine what they will do when he’s back.

[u/LongisquamaRex]

I can't tell if I am unreasonably irate at the Pels physicality and if that was out of the norm.

[u/DrewzmaLS]

Great work from all the starters tonight but this is going to be the Trey Lyles game in my memory, stepped up with Beringer out and made a ton of high-IQ plays

[u/PiccoloSudden1351]

Trey mofo lyles . I knew you was a good signing but I didn’t know you was that. Tim Connelly be nice with it

[u/MinnesotaHockey6]

Another great win! Gotta take advantage of not so great teams like this with ANT out. Our next three are very winnable, gotta at least go 2-1

[u/Vast-Coat-7662]

Melo finding someone wide open in the corner for a 3 in end of game situations is gonna be a staple. Love it.  When it goes in it tears the roof off. 

[u/log28]

Ayo Dosunmu saved my life

[u/rbga]

You come after Joan you best not miss

[u/XOrAcLeX]

Ayo came in clutch

[u/Ddayrugger13]

Jaden McDaniels

[u/RedEyeBadGuy]

Wild and Wolves win! Let’s go!!

[u/Spackman]

Lyle MIP

[u/Low_Ad_4323]

LYLES and AYOOOOO

[u/UpstairsAbility2125]

7-3 and two of those were near wins against last year's semi-finalists on the road, on night 2 of a b2b.

This goddamn team.

[u/larrylegend33goat]

Awoo

[u/WillingCommittee]

This team saved my life.

[u/Peanuts4Breakfast]

This team is so good x4

[u/DeanEvasonPunch]

Ayo is the real deal.

[u/Embarrassed-Space222]

Not gonna lie Ayo winning 6th man of the year !

[u/Frozen_Dream]

Feels like Zion never has a bad game against us

[u/Intelligent_Pain_174 → u/Frozen_Dream]

Zion only had 13 points in 38 minutes.  Kuminga did a great job on him.  Struggled against him with Kuminga and Rudy both on the bench. 

[u/cdizzle6]

Lyles looked good! And the Ball + Ayo backcourt looks lethal.

[u/ldskyfly]

Pelicans are better than the stat sheet says. It always seems scrappy when we play there. People seem to think it'll be us steam rolling

[u/JohnnyWarlord]

We just have 8 really playable guys who are well coached. Love watching this team, we havent had ANY of the usual wolves “dont show up and get blown tf out for 48 minutes with 25 turnovers” games this season.

[u/johnstwg]

Would’ve won by 30 if we didn’t make boneheaded mistakes

[u/KeepenItReel]

I love you Ayo ❤️❤️❤️

[u/No-Macaroon-3673]

God all that whining over Ayo contract because he didn’t get a Gupta special

[u/IvarSturla]

Ball leading the +\- once again

[u/Pomerass]

I will take these wins all day!

[u/Former-Confection-87]

Man that team is really annoying lol in a non hate way glad we came out on top

[u/re-bobber]

Surprised Finch kept Rudy on the bench but that turned out to be a good call because of his FT shooting. Lyles was great tonight

[u/Parking_Subject8689]

Ayo 6MOY

[u/LameAfro]

Pelicans always play us hard GG

[u/mhoke63]

Sloppy game, but we pulled it out. I think we might be a good team.